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The Five Star Friday Podcast

The Five Star Friday Podcast

Written by: Devin McPhail
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You like wrestling? Well this podcast is all about wrestling. Join Devin while he gives you a rundown of the weekly wrestling shows, PPVs/PLEs, and more wrestling news and rumors. Also, you should stay for the last segment where Devin will review the match of the day. The match of the day is a match that was rated 8.8 or higher on the cagematch website or, has star rating of 4.5 from Dave Meltzer. Devin well watch the match and give his own star rating, seeing if the match deserved the rating it has or, if should have a lower or higher rating that what it has.

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  • Angle vs Benoit 2003 Royal Rumble: FSF Episode 1

    Angle vs Benoit 2003 Royal Rumble: FSF Episode 1
    Sep 4 2026

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    This Episode includes a quick rundown of what happened on All In, NXT Heatwave, and the weekly shows. I also got in to some other wrestling news and voiced my opinion on the state of WWE. For the final segment, I got into the bread and butter of this podcast. A quick review of the match of the day, Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit for the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble 2003. This match was rated a 4.75 by Dave Meltzer, will it be higher, lower, or the same rating from Devin?


    • SmackDown rundown and why the ending misses
    • Raw recap with key promos, DQ finishes, and match grades
    • NXT quick notes and what we did catch
    • AEW weekly review plus the road to All Out
    • Heat Wave highlights, title changes, and surprises
    • All In standouts including match quality and big wins
    • Bailey contract rumor and a longer rant on WWE releases and roster direction
    • Five-star segment rules using Cagematch and Dave Meltzer as reference points
    • Angle vs Benoit play-by-play with pacing, submissions, reversals, and finish
    If you’ve never seen this match, you should definitely watch it




    Side note: Poor episode this week, definitely with the audio and background noise I apologize in advance as I'm a college student with roommates :).

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